In a Next-Generation Battle, Infiltrating Drones Add New Dimension to India–Pakistan Conflict

In a Next-Generation Battle, Infiltrating Drones Add New Dimension to India–Pakistan Conflict
Indian Border Security Force soldiers patrol along the border fence at an outpost along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, 36 kilometers southwest of Jammu, India, on Jan. 11, 2013. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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NEW DELHI—Increasing numbers of drone sightings on the disputed India–Pakistan border have created fresh security warnings for India, threatening the ceasefire between the two countries that has been in place since late February.

Experts said the militarization of drone technology is a part of new asymmetric means of warfare that is increasingly being used by nonstate actors around the world to attack civilian and military installations.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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